Dichromia quinqualis is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1859. It is found in the South Pacific including: Fiji, Queensland and Java.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Dichromia |
| Species: | D. quinqualis
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| Dichromia quinqualis Walker, 1859
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Biology
editThe larvae feed on Cynanchum elegans, an Apocynaceae.[2]
References
edit- ^ Savela, Markku (31 July 2019). "Dichromia quinqualis Walker, [1859]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ^ Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (16 September 2010). "Dichromia quinqualis Walker, 1859". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
External links
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